Four Color #868 - The Little People
(December 1957)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1957
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "THE LITTLE PEOPLE, No. 868." Code number is L.P.O.S. #868-5712. Copyright 1957 by NEA Service, Inc. Based on "The Little People" newspaper strip by Walt Scott. Seventh of ten Little People Four Color issues.

Topsy-Turvy Christmas (Table of Contents)

The Little People / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mel Crawford (painting)
Inks
Mel Crawford (painting)
Colors
Mel Crawford (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Chub; Cork; Loop; Jinx]
Reprints
Keywords
brownies; Christmas; Christmas decorations; Christmas trees; elves; fairies; little people; pixies; reindeer
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Little People / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That takes care of the chimney for Santa!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Chub; Cork; Loop; Jinx]
Synopsis
The Little People prepare for Santa's visit.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

A Topsy-Turvy Christmas (Table of Contents: 2)

The Little People / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Letters
Dan Gormley
Job Number
L.P.O.S. #868-5712
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Little People [Old One; Chub; Cork; Loop; Jinx]; The Groons; Santa Claus (cameo)
Synopsis
The Little People fall down a hole and end up in Topsy-Turvy Land, where everything is backwards. In that place Christmas is a sad time because the Snoorg (Groons) take presents, not give them.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Little People / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Letters
Dan Gormley
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to try out my new Christmas present!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Little People [Loop; Cork]
Synopsis
Loop gets a pair of ice skates for Christmas.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black and white.

[Wrapping a Gift] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Little People / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Gormley
Inks
Dan Gormley
Colors
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Little People [Chub]
Synopsis
Chub gift-wraps a package without putting the gift inside.

Indexer Notes

Back cover; pantomime story. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Topsy-Turvy Christmas
    The Little People
  2. 1. ["That takes care of the chimney for Santa!"]
    The Little People
  3. 2. A Topsy-Turvy Christmas
    The Little People
  4. 3. ["I'm going to try out my new Christmas present!"]
    The Little People
  5. 4. [Wrapping a Gift]
    The Little People
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Alan Hutchinson
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
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